When it comes to road construction, it is important to ensure that roads are safe, durable, and sustainable. However, the longitudinal joint can be...
VRAM + RPE = The Joint Solution
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Rumble Strips Articles
Rumble Strips Help Save Lives in Ohio
Rumble Strips are an Important Safety Measure for Ohio
AMIGUARD™ a Rapidly Penetrating Emulsion
AMIGUARD™ is a Rapidly Penetrating Emulsion or RPE from Asphalt Materials, Inc. (AMI)
INDOT Using VRAM and Rumble Strips to Protect Drivers
Why are centerline rumble strips utilized? Centerline rumble strips are applied on the longitudinal joint of the pavement. Centerline rumble strips...
How is Cuyahoga County Ohio building longer-lasting roads with VRAM ?
Road managers know that the longitudinal joint is the first part of the pavement to fail. As a road’s most permeable part, this joint is susceptible...
Rumble Strips Protect Lives, But They Also Need Protecting
Because of distracted driving, centerline rumble strips are becoming increasingly common. It is important to plan ahead when protecting the infrastruc…
What The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Can Mean for Driver Safety?
Roadway safety is a growing concern in the United States. In 2019 alone, there were 36,096 traffic fatalities, an increase of 5.3% from the year...
Safety, Transformation, and Organizational Goals Outlined in DOT’s Focus Areas for 2022
If you have reviewed the draft DOT Strategic Framework, you will note the agency’s priorities for achieving their mission through six strategic...
Can You Have Both Rumble Strips and Longer-Lasting Roads?
Rumble strips are a low-cost measure used to address one of the most serious types of traffic crashes: a lane departure crash. They consist of a set...
Rural Roadway Departure Accidents – An Alarming Trend that Needs Reversed
Reducing fatalities on rural roads remains a major challenge in the United States. In 2016, 18,590 lives were lost on rural roads-more than half of...
Operation Safe Driver Week: Rumble Strips
This week, July 11-17 has been nationally recognized as Operation Safe Driver Week. This essentially means that law enforcement personnel will be on...
Innovate at Centerline Rumble Strips
Here, the J-Band is applied on the centerline joint prior to the next pass of HMA. Check out the Here’s How it Works feature of Asphalt Materials’...